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'''HMS ''Brereton'' (M1113)'''<ref>Sometimes misnumbered M1112 which was {{HMS|Boulston|M1112|6}}, e.g. in [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ton_class_minesweepers.htm Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk]</ref> was a |
'''HMS ''Brereton'' (M1113)'''<ref>Sometimes misnumbered M1112 which was {{HMS|Boulston|M1112|6}}, e.g. in [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ton_class_minesweepers.htm Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk]</ref> was a {{sclass2-|Ton|minesweeper}} of the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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Launched on 14 May 1953, she was renamed HMS ''St David'' in 1954 when she became a tender to the South Wales unit of the [[Royal Naval Reserve]], which later became {{HMS|Flying Fox|shore establishment|6}}. She served as such until November 1961, when her |
[[Ceremonial ship launching|Launched]] on 14 May 1953, she was renamed HMS ''St David'' in 1954 when she became a [[Ship's tender|tender]] to the South Wales unit of the [[Royal Naval Reserve]], which later became {{HMS|Flying Fox|shore establishment|6}}. She served as such until November 1961, when her name reverted to ''Brereton''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Colledge|title=Ships of the Royal Navy|page=48}}</ref> She continued in service after this, spending some time with the 10th Mine Countermeasures Division of the [[Royal Naval Reserve]], based on [[Merseyside]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Beaver|title=Modern Royal Navy Warships|page=87}}</ref> She was [[Ship breaking|broken up]] in [[Bruges]] in 1992.<ref>http://www.oldships.org.uk/SHIPS/SHIP_DETAILS/BRERETON_DETAIL.htm</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:31, 4 October 2017
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| Name | HMS Brereton |
| Launched | 14 May 1953 |
| Commissioned | 9 July 1954 |
| Renamed | HMS St David between 1954 and November 1961 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1992 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass2- |
| Displacement | 440 tons |
| Length | 152 ft (46.3 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Originally Mirrlees diesel, later Napier Deltic, producing 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) on each of two shafts |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
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HMS Brereton (M1113)[1] was a Template:Sclass2- of the Royal Navy.
Launched on 14 May 1953, she was renamed HMS St David in 1954 when she became a tender to the South Wales unit of the Royal Naval Reserve, which later became HMS Flying Fox. She served as such until November 1961, when her name reverted to Brereton.[2] She continued in service after this, spending some time with the 10th Mine Countermeasures Division of the Royal Naval Reserve, based on Merseyside.[3] She was broken up in Bruges in 1992.[4]
Notes
- ^ Sometimes misnumbered M1112 which was HMS Boulston, e.g. in Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk
- ^ Colledge. Ships of the Royal Navy. p. 48.
- ^ Beaver. Modern Royal Navy Warships. p. 87.
- ^ http://www.oldships.org.uk/SHIPS/SHIP_DETAILS/BRERETON_DETAIL.htm
References
- Beaver, Paul (1987). Modern Royal Navy Warships. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 0-85059-861-3.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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